Tobacco-pipe cleaner



. (No Model.)

J. J. SNYDER.

. TOBACCO PIPE GLEANBR.

Patented Feb. 18

Ine/622707' @ey UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. SNYDER, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

TOBACCO-PIPE CLEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent o. 554,739, dated February 18, 1896. Application filed July 5, 1895. Serial No. 554,999. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and Territory of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inA Tobacco-Pipe Cleaners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in tobacco-pipe cleaners, and it has for its general object to provide a pipe-cleaner comprising a pump and means through the medium of which an air-tight connection of the pump to the bowl of any pipe may be readily effected,so that when the pipe-stem is immersed in water or in a suitable cleansing solution and the pump-piston is reciprocated the water or cleansing solution will be alternately drawn and forced through the entire stem and bowl of the pipe, so as to quickly and thoroughly clear the same of all sediment.

ith the foregoing end in view the invention will be fully understood from the following description and' claim, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings,in which- Figure l is a perspective view illustrating` my improved cleaner as connected to a pipebowl. Fig.2 is a vertical section taken through the pipe bowl and cleaner. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail plan views of parts of the cleaner. Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating a modified construction for effecting a connection of the pump to a pipe-bowl, and Fig. 6 is a similar view of another modified construction for the same purpose.

Referring by letter to said drawings, and more particularly to Figs. l to 4 thereof, A indicates a tobacco-pipe having the usual bowl a and stem b, and B indicates the pump of my improved cleaner. This pump B may be of any construction suitable tothe purposes of my invention; but I prefer for the sake of cheapness and other reasons which will presently appear to form it with the cylinder c, having the removable cap d at one end, and the piston e, having the rod f extending through an aperture g in the cap d, and provided with a suitable handle h, as illustrated. At its lower end the cylinder c of the p ump is xedly connected to or formed integral with a plate t', and this plate is provided with a central depending nipple or tube j, which is designed in addition to connecting the interiors of the pipe-bowl and pump-cylinder to hold the gasket or washer C against casual movement or displacement.

D indicates a yoke which forms part of the construction for connecting the pump to the pipe-bowl. This yoke D has its branches or legs 71: passed loosely through apertures l in the plate t' and threaded for the engagement of the adjusting-nuts m, as shown7 and it is provided with the apertured cushion fn., of leather or other suitable material, which is designedl to bear against the bottom of the pipe-bowl and prevent the yoke from scratching or marring the same, and is also designed to permit of the gasket or washer C being` tightly clamped upon the top of the pipe-bowl without danger of breaking the same. l

In order to prevent peculiar-shaped pipebowls from slipping out from between the gasket C and cushion n, I prefer to employ the concave-convex and annular keeper E, better illustrated in Figs. l and 2. This keeper-ring E, which is preferably formed of leather, is slipped over the pipe-stem and surrounds the lower end of the bowl, as shown, and it serves eftectually the purpose stated.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings I have shown a modified construction, in which a yoke D' is formed by a plate z", threaded legs k formed integral with and depending from said plate, and a base-plate F, which is designed to be adjusted on the yoke-legs by nuts m, and is provided with a cushioned seat p to receive the lower end of the pipe-bowl. When this construction is employed the cushion n(shown in Figs. l, 2, and 4) may be dispensed with; but the keeper E may be employed, if the shape of the pipe-bowl renders it necessary.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a construction in which a yoke-frame is formed by a plate t2, legs or side bars k2, and a base-plate F formed integral or flXedly connected together and in which the pump is clamped to the pipe-bowl through the medium of a screw taking through a threaded aperture in the plate F' and provided with a swiveledand cushioned head r, as shown. The said head r is designed to bear against the-bottom of the pipe-bowl, and,

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when necessary, the keeper-ring E may be used in eonj unction With the same for the purposes before stated.

It Will be observed from the foregoing description, taken in con j unction with the drawings, that all of the several constructions disclosed for connecting the pump and pipebowl are clamps, and I would have it understood that I may in practice employ any suitable construction or form of clamp for effecting the connection as stated.

In using my improved cleaner the pump is clamped on the pipe-bowl, so that an. air-tight connection between the interior of the pumpcylinder and the interior of the pipe is effected, as better shown in Fig. 2. The stem of the pipe is then immersed in Water or some suitable cleansing solution and the pump-piston is reciprocated, when the Water or solution will be alternately drawn and forced through.

the entire stem and bowl of pipe, and in consequence the saine Will he quickly cleared of sediment and thoroughly cleaned, which is a desideratum.

The construction of pump described is advantageous, because it admits of the piston being readily removed from the cylinder, so as to permit of all of the parts of the pump being quickly and easily repaired if damaged or out of order.

An important advantage peculiar to my improved cleaner is the fact that it can be connected to ordinary pipes of various sizes without disconnecting any of the parts of the same, and that When in use it draws and forces the cleaning liquid through the entire pipe, and consequently thoroughly cleanses the same.

It Will be appreciated that with all of its many advantages my improved cleaner is very simple and cl1eap,and may therefore be placed on the market at such a price as to be Within the reach of every pipe-smoker.

Having described my invention, claim is A pipe-cleaner comprising a pump having a plate at one end and a gasket adapted to bear upon the edge of a pipe-bowl, an adjustable yoke connected to the plate and adapted to receive a pipe-bowl, a cushion carried by the yoke and adapted to bear against the under side of a pipe, and an annular concaveconvex keeper adapted to receive the stem of a pipe and surround the lower end of the bowl, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

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JOHN J. SNYDER. fitnessesz K. F. MATTHEWS, THOMAS E. TURPIN, 

